Equity
Equity happens through intentionality
Equity Program Overview
In partnership with state equity leaders, Uplift Oregon will build on existing equity tools and frameworks that help us visualize, build, and expand actions that all state employees can take.
At Uplift Oregon, we embed equity throughout our programs and services for the state of Oregon employees. Leading with an equity lens helps us create the space, tools, and process relevant for every staff member.
It is vital to create spaces where people feel that they belong. Different lived experiences require different types of tools to support everyone’s success. Creating processes that consider a host of experiences and abilities moves us towards a universal design that accounts for everyone.
Programming
The OPEN Cohort was a collective group of represented and managerial staff employed by the State of Oregon. The program supported the State of Oregon’s equity goals in collaboration with the DAS – Office of Cultural Change. This program is currently on hold while we examine our offerings for 2025. To learn more about the cohort and their work, please review the 2023 OPEN annual report.
Equity Resources
Want to dig deeper into your equity work? Welcome to Uplift Oregon’s resource list. This is not a complete list but meant to be a starting point that can support you through the year. Is there something you’d like to see added to the list? Contact Uplift.Oregon@RISEpartnership.com
Accessing video resources
Many county libraries now have access to the streaming service called Kanopy. For instance, you can log in to stream videos using your:
Some great resources that you can stream through Kanopy are:
Environmental Justice (video)
LGBTQIA+
LGBTQIA+ (video)
Privilege (video)
Race/Racism (video)
Race/Racism (text)
The Black Family in the Age of Incarceration (The Atlantic)
Environmental Racism in the United States (CBS News)
Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization (Crossroads Ministries)
Targeted universalism (video)
State of Oregon
DEIJB
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